Joel Ibler Lillesø

Joel Ibler Lillesø
Lillesø in 2022
Personal information
NationalityDanish
Born (2003-11-17) 17 November 2003
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
Long-distance running, cross-country
Achievements and titles
Personal bests1500m: 3:41.62 (Oslo, 2024)
3000m: 7:47.72 (Nembro, 2024)
5000m: 13:14.98 (Oordegem, 2025) NR
10000m: 29:05.45 (Bergen, 2025)
Road
10k: 27:55 (Lille, 2026) NR
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Denmark
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Bergen10,000 m
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Tallinn5000 m
European Cross Country Championships
Bronze medal – third place2024 AntalyaU23 Team
Bronze medal – third place2021 DublinU20 race

Joel Ibler Lillesø (born 17 November 2003) is a Danish long-distance runner. He is the Danish national record holder over 5000 metres and the 10k run.[1]

Biography

He is a member of Bagsværd Athletics Club.[2] He won the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships over 5000 metres in Tallinn, Estonia.[3] He won the individual bronze medal in the U20 race at the 2021 European Cross Country Championships in Dublin, Ireland behind the gold medal winner, his compatriot Axel Vang Christensen.[4]

At the age of 18 years-old he broke Jakob Ingebrigtsen's European indoor U20 3000m record in Sollentuna in January 2022, running 7:48.34.[5] He finished sixth over 3000 metres at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.[6] He competed for Denmark at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich over 5000 metres.[7]

He competed for Denmark at the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul over 3000 metres.[8] He ran in the 5 km road race at the 2023 World Athletics Road Running Championships in Latvia.[9]

In June 2024, Lillesø improved the Danish national record for 5000 meters in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium, running 13:22.74.[10] That summer, he missed some competitive action due to a stress fracture in his foot.[11] In November 2024, he won the senior race at the Nordic Cross Country Championships in Vantaa, Finland.[12] He competed at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships, in Antalya, Turkey in December 2024, placing seventh in the U23 men's race and winning the bronze medal in the team event.[13][14]

He was selected for the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships Second Division in Maribor in June 2025, finishing third overall in the 5000 metres.[15] He won the 10,000 metres at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway in a personal best time of 29:05.45.[16]

He placed sixth at the senior Nordic Cross Country Championships in Kastrup, Denmark, on 9 November 2025.[17] He had a fourth place finish at the 2025 European Cross Country Championships in the men’s under-23 race after a close battle for the final medal place with Frenchman Pierre Boudy.[18]

On 4 April 2026, Lillesø broke the Danish record for 10k run at the Urban Trail de Lille in France, running 27:55 to become the first Dane in history to break the 28 minute-barrier for 10 km.[19] Later that month, he won the Danish 10k title in Århus.[20] In August, he competed at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, in the 5000 metres, placing fifteenth.[21]

References

  1. ↑ "Joel Ibler Lillesø". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  2. ↑ Kenworthy, Peter (19 February 2024). "Joel came fourth at the Indoor Championships: Fighting for Olympic qualification". sn.dk. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Six Tallinn champions to challenge for more U20 honours in Dublin". European Athletics. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Christensen Dominates U20 Race". Runners Gazette. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Lillesø breaks Ingebrigtsen's European indoor U20 3000m record in Sollentuna". European Athletics. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Men's 5000m Final Results: European Athletics Championships Munich 2022". Watch Athletics. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "European Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "World Athletics Road Running Championships". World Athletics. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Joel Ibler conquers the 5000 meter record: 13:22.74!". Danish Athletics Federation. June 15, 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "Great talent in the forest:Joel can do it again". bt.dk. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "Mononen and Lillesø take the honours at the Nordic Cross Country Championships". European Athletics. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "30th SPAR European Cross Country Championships". World Athletics. 8 Dec 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  14. ↑ "U23 Men Results - European Cross Country Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  15. ↑ "Eurorpean Athletics Team Championships". World Athletics. 28 June 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  16. ↑ "European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  17. ↑ Mills, Steven (9 Nov 2025). "Fjeld Halvorsen graduates to senior gold at Nordic Cross Country Championships". European Athletics. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  18. ↑ Mills, Steven (14 Dec 2025). "Historic gold for Ireland! Griggs clinches U23 title in Lagoa 2025". European Athletics. Retrieved 15 Dec 2025.
  19. ↑ Mills, Steven (4 April 2026). "So close to the European record! Battocletti clocks 30:08 for 10km in Lille". European Athletics. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  20. ↑ Trapnell, Jasmine (13 Apr 2026). "Hvid and Lillesø take Danish 10km road running titles". European Athletics. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  21. ↑ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 10 August 2026. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
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